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[It's not only the gamblers who need help - a pilot study on a family training programme]
Ursula Gisela Buchner1, Melanie Arnold, Annalena Koytek
1Bayerische Akademie für Sucht- und Gesundheitsfragen Landesstelle Glücksspielsucht in Bayern, München. ursula.buchner@basmuenchen.de
Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik, Medizinische Psychologie
|October 3, 2012
Summary
Families of individuals with gambling disorder experience significant stress. A psycho-educational training program, ETAPPE, showed positive trends in reducing self-assessed stress and psychological distress in a pilot study.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Family Studies
Context:
- Problematic and pathological gambling significantly impacts family members.
- Relatives face stress levels comparable to those of relatives of substance abusers.
- Support systems for families of gamblers are crucial.
Purpose:
- To develop and pilot test the psycho-educational training program ETAPPE for families of gamblers.
- To assess the program's impact on stress and psychological distress.
- To identify key topics burdening these families.
Summary:
- The ETAPPE pilot study involved participants completing questionnaires on stress and psychological distress.
- Results indicated that families of problem gamblers experience high stress levels.
- The ETAPPE program addresses topics identified as burdensome for families.
Impact:
- The training demonstrated significant reductions in self-assessed stress and psychological distress.
- Chronic stress levels remained unchanged.
- Further conclusive evaluation of the manualized program's effectiveness is pending.
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